Agnė Makris has published Verwalten in »Modernen Protektoraten«: Rechtmäßigkeitsanforderungen an EU-Verwaltungsmissionen am Beispiel der EULEX-Mission im Kosovo (Mohr Siebeck 2020). Here’s the abstract: Die Rechtsstaatlichkeitsmission der Europäischen Union im Kosovo, die sog. EULEX-Mission, ist ein Beispiel der Ausübung von Hoheitsgewalt durch die EU außerhalb ihrer Grenzen. Agnė Makris untersucht die Mission aus völker-, europa- und…
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SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Shareholder Proposal Rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt amendments to modernize its shareholder proposal rule, which governs the process for a shareholder to have its proposal included in a company’s proxy statement for consideration by all of the… Article source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-220
SEC Adds Clarity, Efficiency and Transparency to Its Successful Whistleblower Award Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program that are designed to provide greater clarity to whistleblowers and increase the program’s efficiency and transparency. … Article source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-219
SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze, Charges Ring of Microcap Stock Manipulators Targeting Retail Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief to halt a series of microcap market manipulation schemes that defrauded retail investors. According to the SEC’s complaint, from… Article source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-218
Ronan Cormacain: The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill and Breach of Domestic Law
Huge controversy has already been generated over provisions in the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill granting Ministers the power to disapply the Withdrawal Agreement. Most of the debate (Elliott, Armstrong) has been focused on the potential breaches of international law. This could severely damage the reputation of the United Kingdom in the world. However, what…
Re Digital Dialogue Media Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] VSC 601 (22 September 2020)
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – External administration – Application by former liquidator for approval of remuneration – Voluntary winding up – Insolvency Practice Schedule (Schedule 2 to the Corporations Act (2001) (Cth)) applies – Remuneration approved – IMO Traditional Values Management Limited (in liq) [2012] VSC 650 – In the matter of Sakr Nominees Pty Limited [2017]…
Zhang v Metcalf; Metcalf v Zhang [2020] NSWCA 228 (23 September 2020) (Gleeson JA at [1], Payne JA at [139], White JA at [140])
Catchwords: EQUITY – trusts and trustees – resulting trusts – purchase money trusts – where de facto partners purchased commercial property as tenants in common in equal shares – whether presumption of resulting trust rebutted – where contemporaneous deed evidencing actual intention of parties to hold property beneficially in equal shares – appropriate division of…
Keybridge Capital Limited 14 – Panel Declines to Conduct Proceedings
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Primary Securities Limited v Aurora Funds Management Limited [2020] NSWCA 230 (23 September 2020) (Bell P at [1]; Leeming JA at [2]; White JA at [3])
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS — Meeting of members of listed scheme called by members —– Requirement of s 252D Corporations Act that a meeting be called “in the same way – so far as is possible – in which meetings of the scheme’s members may be called by the responsible entity” – whether notice of meeting required…
FILM: What Should We Be Testing For in Sperm and Egg Donors?
Article source: https://www.bionews.org.uk/page_152100